Sustainability

Wasting resources has a huge impact on the environment, but with a manufacturing product it’s almost impossible to have zero wastage. That’s why we recycle all of our waste aluminium and glass products, meaning that they can be taken away and turned into something new.

With aluminium, we run an optimisation tool which means all of our lengths of profile are used in the most efficient way possible, minimising excess waste product.

Packaging is another huge offender when it comes to landfill. At Green Circle, we encourage our suppliers to use eco-friendly, recyclable packaging and make sure we either reuse or recycle all of it. Whilst we don’t send out much in the post, (windows are a bit too large to go through the letterbox) when we do have to send something such as a colour sample, we ensure that we use packaging that doesn’t cost the earth!

Paper, paper, paper – it used to be everywhere. We had paper brochures, paper estimates, paper warranties… you name it, it was paper!

However, with continued effort and the advance of technology we’ve been able to move much of our resources online. You can now find our brochures, view technical drawings and even report a service call on our website. No more paper, lots more trees.

Several of our employees have ditched the cars and taken up cycling as a means of transportation to, and from work. With free charging for E-bikes, this scheme is proving more and more popular as the cost of living continues to rise. Not only is it great for their health, but it’s better for the environment as less CO2 and emissions are released into the atmosphere.

Electric cars and vans are helping everyone reduce their carbon footprint. At Green Circle, we’ve started the transition and are in the process of moving our fleet over to fully electric vehicles. We keep our mile count low anyway as we’re such a local company, but every mile counts, which is why we’re keen to promote clean cars on Britain’s roads.

All of our light fittings throughout the office and manufacturing facility were upgraded to energy efficient LED light bulbs. These bulbs have helped us preserve energy and reduce our carbon footprint.

With aluminium, we run an optimisation tool which means all of our lengths of profile are used in the most efficient way possible, minimising excess waste product.

All of the cladding and roof on both our main, and warehouse building has been upgraded to a new highly energy efficient system; this helps retain heat to keep our building warm, further reducing the amount of greenhouse gases we produce.

With aluminium, we run an optimisation tool which means all of our lengths of profile are used in the most efficient way possible, minimising excess waste product.

Our most recent upgrade has been our solar panels which have been placed on our main building roof. In such a sunny location, it makes it the perfect place for them to generate energy from the sun’s rays. By using this renewable source of energy, we have been able to power our whole building and machinery and send more back up to the national grid.